World War I History World War I Begins Convinced that Austria-Hungary was readying for war, the Serbian government ordered the Serbian army to mobilize and appealed to Russia for assistance. On July 28, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, and the tenuous peace between Europe’s great powers...
The First World War raged from 1914 to 1918 in muddy, bloody trenches of western Europe, saw the introduction of the machine gun and poison gas into battle. Learn more about the major battles and figures of the Great War, as well as its impact on cultura
Prelude to Lusitania: Germany Announces Unrestricted Submarine Warfare When World War I erupted in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) pledged neutrality for the United States, a position that the vast majority of Americans favored. Britain, however, was one of America’s closest trading par...
While to the German general staff these rights were insignificant, they became the direct cause of British intervention in the war.On 1 August, the Germans declared war on Russia; two days later they declared war on France; and on 4 August, they invaded Belgium, which had rejected Germany’...
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare Resumes:Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare in 1917, sinking American merchant ships and increasing tensions. The U.S. took action. Declaration of War:On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war despite his earlier desire to keep ...
war on Germany. Wilson, however, sought a diplomatic solution. Though Germany rebuked his call for assuming responsibility for the tragedy, it did not sink any more passenger liners without warning. Wilson abandoned his peacemaking efforts when Germany announced that unrestricted submarine warfare ...
Great reading from 3 Volumes on World War One History describing The Best of the Great War by author/lecturer Gaetano V. Cavallaro MD, Published by Xlibris; Having spent a lifetime visiting both the battlefields and archives of the nations involved, the
Find and Destroy: Antisubmarine Warfare in World War I Investigating the employment of British aircraft against German submarines during the final years of the First World War, this new book places anti-submarine campaigns from the air in the wider history of the First World War. The Royal N....
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Cunardmaritime disastersRMS LusitaniaSinking of LusitaniaU-Boatunrestricted submarine warfareWorld War I Historic Ships, History, Titanic Remembering Britannic (21 Nov 1916) November 21, 2023 Mark Taylor HMHS Britannic seen during World War I.Image:public domain On 21 November 1916, HMHS Britannic...